KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio

The KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio website is a portal to KwaZulu-Natal, its top businesses, organizations, municipalities and government departments. The website includes a profile of the Province, an insight into successful governance and the economy, highlights current investment possibilities in the province and provides regular news updates. KwaZulu-Natal offers you great opportunities for growth, expansion, trade and investment.

The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglas. view more

Engineering News

Metair has secured multiple contracts from Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) as the local arm of the US vehicle maker prepares to launch new vehicles for the local and export markets. The new launches form part of a fresh investment and production expansion programme at Ford to meet the demands of the company's growing export-driven business in South Africa. view more

Two trade unions, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca), have jointly expressed support for the workers of financially embattled State-owned regional airline SA Express. The workers organised a protest march, without any assistance from the two unions, to demand that the government intervene in SA Express and pay the workers' salaries. SA Express was currently under provisional liquidation. Its employees have not been paid since the end of February. They had had to endure the national anti-Covid-19 lockdown without any salary. The only support they had received was a R7 000 payout from the Unemployment Insurance Fund's Temporary Employee Relief Scheme. This amount was lower than the salaries of most of the workers involved. view more

A few years back South Africa was said to be heading towards a coal cliff but that projection is now being questioned. In the early and mid 2000, the findings of the South African Coal Roadmap were that Eskom's contracted coal supply would plummet and its uncontracted portion balloon. view more

A pilot programme jointly executed by recycling organisations, fast-moving consumer goods company Unilever and the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg has, for first time, started integrating individual waste reclaimers into the circular economy of the city.
It is the first project in South Africa to pilot paying reclaimers for the collection service they provide. view more

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the recent appointments of a number of women to senior executive positions in the energy sector.
According to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), the appointment of women to leadership roles, specifically in the energy sector, and also broadly in society, bodes well to sustain development and transformation. view more

The Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) has launched a Green New Eskom campaign, which demands a rapid and just transition to a more socially-owned renewable energy-powered and zero carbon economy.
The CJC comprises trade unions, civil society and community organisations working together on a climate justice agenda. view more

The leaders of nations belonging to the Commonwealth should continue to prioritise climate change and the mitigation of dangerous emissions with the same urgency they did pre-Covid-19, says the Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth).
The organisation states that, even with the Covid-19 pandemic still prevailing around the world, it should not change the fact that the world also continues to face an ever-growing environmental emergency. view more

Fast-tracking the transition to a green economy - globally acknowledged as the pathway to sustainable development - could be undermined and hampered by the insufficient focus and commitment to research and development (R&D) expenditure in South Africa. This emerged as a central theme from a report entitled 'Measurement of Green Economy Research and Development 2010/11-2016/17' released by research institution Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) on June 5. view more

The annual Business Excellence Awards were held at the Umfolozi Casino on 15 November 2019 and it was indeed the ZCCI’s premier event of the year. However, without the generous sponsorship of our partners, an event of this magnitude would not be possible. Therefore, a heartfelt thank you to: RBCTCoca-ColaTronoxMondiSouth 32RBIDZAirlinkUmfolozi Casino1 KZN TVBidvest Tank view more

All stakeholders in the Tourism environment are invited to a workshop on 27 November 2019. Cost R250pp. Book your space by calling Lihle Msweli on 035 797 1807 or email Njabulo at tourism@zcci.co.za view more

It is time for the annual Business Excellence Awards and nominations are open. Please note that both members and non-members can nominate Zululand companies, worthy of an award. Contact Lihle Msweli on 035 797 1807 or marketing@zcci.co.za for nomination forms and more information. view more

Join us for our Women's month special, empower the women around you and improve the overall performance of your business.Book now for “Women in Leadership” training – the costs are R200 for ZCCI members and R300 for non-members. The Seminar starts at 8am. view more

Vanessa Ncobela has been appointed as new ZCCI Chamber Manager. She has over 15 years corporate communication and stakeholder relations experience. Moreover she has worked for local corporates such as Foskor and Richards Bay Minerals. view more

Training and Events Co-ordinator The Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a vacancy for a Training and Events Co-ordinator in our Richards Bay office. The ideal candidate will be responsible for: Identify training needs for chamber members Develop and manage the annual training and events calendar Regular and constructive liaison to companies Promotion of view more

This "missing middle" mostly exceed R300 million in annual turnover and do not qualify for the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee scheme. They've been in negotiations with landlords since early April, pushing for a rental relief package until the end of the year. view more

This "missing middle" mostly exceed R300 million in annual turnover and do not qualify for the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee scheme. They've been in negotiations with landlords since early April, pushing for a rental relief package until the end of the year. view more

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced a plan to slash the public wage bill by R160 billion over the next three years. Mboweni's plan was not tabled at PSCBC before it was announced in the national budget. view more

The decision comes two weeks after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected the findings by the bank's ethics committee and called for an independent probe of allegations that Adesina awarded contracts to friends and relatives. view more